Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St James's Burn, Garvock
Grid reference
NO 764 699 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
376400 769900
Latitude
56.8201427183209
Longitude
-2.386666428782158
County
Kincardineshire
Nearby places
St James's Well, Garvock (1.23 miles)
St James's Church, Garvock (1.28 miles)
Garvock, parish (1.28 miles)
St Laurence's Chapel, St Cyrus (1.5 miles)
St James's Lochs, Garvock (1.52 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR given is for where it joins with another burn. Further upstream it flows within 60 m of the east side of St James's Church, Garvock.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Garvock, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St James's Burn
Head name
St James's Burn
Place
St James's Burn, Garvock
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St James's Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt James's Burn Head nameSt James's Burn PlaceSt James's Burn, Garvock Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
James (ns) (certain)
James the Great, apostle (probable)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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